Kim Possible - The Secret Files
by Chris Bailey, Steve Loter
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Actor: Christy Romano, Mayim Bialik, Nancy Cartwright, Tahj Mowry, Will FriedleDirector: Chris Bailey, Steve Loter
Brand: Walt Disney Home Video
Editor: John Royer
Writer: Brian Swenlin
Writer: Gary Sperling
Writer: Madellaine Paxson
Writer: Mark McCorkle
Writer: Robert Schooley
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 71 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-02
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Walt Disney Home Video
Product features:
- From the hit TV series, it's Kim Possible, just your average teenage girl out to save the world. She foils sinister plots around the globe with her sidekick Ron Stoppable and still makes it home in time for dinner. It's big fun as Kim takes on some seriously wacko bad guys in this way cool series of adventures. Here's the "sitch": Rufus, Ron's pet naked mole rat, goes 3-D and takes
Movie Reviews of Kim Possible - The Secret Files
Movie Review: A Few Good Episodes of KP - Hits the Spot
Summary: 5 Stars
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past eight years, you've probably heard of Kim Possible. Even though the show's popularity has died down since production ended, most people probably already know the general synopsis behind it: Kim Possible is a high-school cheerleader who just so happens to save the world in her spare time. She battles megalomaniacs, mad scientists, and anxiety over asking a cute boy to the school dance - all with the help of her loyal best friend, Ron Stoppable, and his pet, Rufus, without a doubt the cutest naked mole rat you will ever see.
The show's advertising and merchandising at times present it as a shallow program with a snotty attitude, which could hardly be farther from the truth. Yes, the high school "food chain" is present, but it's also made to be broken - the close friendship between Kim (a popular cheerleader) and Ron (a social outcast) demonstrates this. Overall, the show has a good heart, a sharp wit, and remarkable glimpses of depth. It's a fun ride.
So, what exactly does "The Secret Files" include? Glad you asked. The main episodes up for selection are:
*Attack of the Killer Bebes - Ron decides to become the cheer squad's mascot, much to Kim's chagrin. Her disapproval leads to a rift between the two - and not at a good time. Kim's father's old friends are disappearing, kidnapped by a trio beautiful, dangerous robots. . . and *another* social outcast may be behind the whole thing. A well-written, powerful episode, one of the best of the show's early days.
*Downhill - Kim's parents chaperone her class's ski trip, thoroughly embarrassing her in the process. Meanwhile, Ron's search for the legendary "Snow Beast" of Mount Middleton leads him and substitute teacher Mr. Barkin straight into danger. This episode introduces DNAmy, a rogue geneticist who's about as menacing as a cotton ball, but provides plenty of laughs. Kim learning to appreciate her parents adds a sweet touch.
*Partners - With the science fair approaching, Kim is partnered with a genius who won't let her do anything, while Ron insists that *his* partner, their friend Monique, do *everything*. At the same time, Dr. Drakken, unable to figure out a Genomic Sequencer machine he has just stolen, decides to woo DNAmy into helping him with it - and things don't quite go as he planned. The Kim-and-Ron part of this episode is sub-par (I'm not too fond of episodes where Ron is a jerk). However, the villain plot, which winds up claiming more screentime, is hilarious and adorable enough to make this one of my all-time favs.
Somewhere in the bonus features, you can find another episode, entitled "Crush." Contrary to the DVD case, this does not "show how it all began -" it is merely the first episode *aired*. While it's easy enough to jump into the series at this point, it doesn't serve as any sort of pilot (that honor belongs to the not-yet-on-DVD episode Tick-Tick-Tick). It does give off an air of the writers trying to find their footing - Dr. Drakken, in particular, is far more menacing that usual, and some of the emphasis on boys and dances gets a little tiresome. However, it's still not a *bad* episode by any means.
The rest of the bonus features consist of:
*"Kim's Most Wanted Wacko Bad Guys Game" - Not really a game, but profiles of nine of the villains Kim has faced in the past. The need to enter "secret codes" to view each profile can be annoying, and there's nothing here diehard fans won't already know (in fact, be prepared for some factual errors). But it's fairly cute, and unliie a similar activity on "The Villain Files" DVD, the profile's attitudes never turn nasty.
*"Naked Mole Rap Music Video" - Ron raps out a short song about Rufus, over a green screen with occasional clips from the show. Not a "music video" in the traditional sense, but that is one catchy song.
*For those who care, the program is in 16x9 widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound.
Although this is still not the ideal way to own Kim Possible on DVD, for now, it and "The Villain Files" are all that we have. This one gains an extra star for the inclusion of "Partners" and the exclusion of bad attitude in the bonus features. Highly recommended for any fan of the show.
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